Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:15 PM

SERIAL · 120Africa

Cameroon

CapitalYaoundé

CurrencyXAF · Central African CFA franc

LanguageFrench, English

Since1960

ISOCMR · CM

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Africa

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both geostrategic locations. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French. The capital city of the country is Yaoundé.

Text: Wikipedia — CameroonCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-14

— FACTS —

Capital: Yaoundé
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Official language: French, English
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +237
Licence plate code: CAM
Top-level domain: .cm
Independence / founding: 1960
Highest point: Mount Cameroon (4,095 m)
Lowest point: Bight of Biafra (0 m)
Anthem: O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— MONEY —

GDP

$58.93Bcurrent US$

#93 of 2112025

11% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$172.94Bcurrent int'l $

#85 of 1992025

17% of world average

GDP per person

$1,972current US$

#176 of 2112025

8% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$5,788current int'l $

#162 of 1992025

17% of world average

GDP growth

3.2%% per year

#105 of 2102025

95% of world average

GDP per person growth

0.6%% per year

#163 of 2102025

25% of world average

Gross national income

$58.01Bcurrent US$

#93 of 2042025

10% of world average

Gross national income per person

$1,860current US$

#169 of 2032025

9% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$5,700current int'l $

#161 of 1972025

18% of world average

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Inflation

3.4%% per year

#107 of 1902025

40% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.8%% per year

#88 of 2092025

40% of world average

Government debt

79.5%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1999

133% of world average

Government revenue

13.7%% of GDP

#131 of 1492021

52% of world average

Government spending

12.4%% of GDP

#135 of 1492021

45% of world average

Government consumption

11.1%% of GDP

#149 of 1812025

64% of world average

Household consumption

75.8%% of GDP

#41 of 1812025

117% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

19.3%% of GDP

#130 of 1782025

83% of world average

Fixed investment

19.3%% of GDP

#125 of 1732025

87% of world average

Gross savings

15.5%% of GDP

#124 of 1682024

71% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$888.2Mcurrent US$

#101 of 2012024

11% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.7%% of GDP

#115 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.1%% of GDP

#123 of 1792024

6% of world average

Current account balance

-3.3%% of GDP

#116 of 1912024

no comparison

16 of 39 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— TRADE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

73.9%% of men aged 15+

#56 of 1862025

106% of world average

Labour force

11.5Mpeople

#51 of 1862025

57% of world average

Working in agriculture

41.9%% of employment

#37 of 1862025

190% of world average

Working in industry

14.6%% of employment

#145 of 1862025

75% of world average

Working in services

43.5%% of employment

#149 of 1862025

75% of world average

Self-employed

69.3%% of employment

#35 of 1862025

179% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

32.5%% of labour force

#171 of 1712021

43% of world average

Employed

62.8%% aged 15+

#51 of 1862025

111% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— CONNECTED —

People online

46.3%% of population

#165 of 2072024

65% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

108per 100 people

#125 of 2102024

93% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

2per 100 people

#157 of 2082022

12% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#188 of 2132024

2% of world average

Access to electricity

72.0%% of population

#175 of 2142024

81% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

30.7%% of population

#148 of 1892023

44% of world average

Electricity used per person

226kWh per person

#132 of 1492023

5% of world average

Energy used per person

371kg oil equivalent per person

#136 of 1492023

16% of world average

Air passengers carried

331,025passengers

#122 of 1652023

1% of world average

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Air freight

0million tonne-km

#144 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

884route-km

#69 of 842021

8% of world average

Rail passengers

225million passenger-km

#62 of 782020

1% of world average

Container port traffic

350,000TEU

#96 of 1672024

6% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

1,547count

#78 of 1972023

9% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.0Mcount

#97 of 1942019

20% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Cameroon.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Cameroon.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Yaoundé · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Central African Republic

Republic of the Congo

Landmarks

Dja Faunal ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sangha TrinationalImage: Wikimedia Commons

Museum of the Bamoun KingsImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Samuel Eto'oCameroonian association football player

Paul BiyaCameroonian politician

Samuel UmtitiFrench footballer (born 1993)

Roger MillaCameroonian footballer (born 1952)

Ahmadou AhidjoPresident of Cameroon (1924-1989)

Éric Maxim Choupo-MotingCameroonian association football player

Vincent AboubakarCameroonian association football player

Patrick MbomaCameroonian association football player

Breel EmboloSwiss footballer

André OnanaCameroonian association football player (born 1996)

Alex SongCameroonian and French footballer

Joël MatipCameroonian-German association football player (born 1991)

History

1960Cameroon — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population29.9M2025

GDP$58.93B2025

GDP per person$1,9722025